Done in 75 seconds
June 23, 2007 by David Stephenson
Filed under Charles Bertram, David Stephenson, Snappers, Web/Camera Tech
For those of you who live in Lexington, you know how frustrating Man o’ War Blvd. can be. For a Sunday story about some of the proposed solutions to the growing traffic problems on the road, Charles Bertram and I put together a time-lapse video of the road.
While it plays like a video, it is actually a sequence of 1,044 still images. Here’s what we did:
We clamped a Canon 5D to Charles’ sunroof using two Bogen magic arms and various clamps. We used a Canon intervelometer and set it to take a photo every two seconds as we drove the entire 16-mile length of the road. It took us 27 minutes to drive it the first time at around 3:30 on Thursday. On the way back, beginning at around 4 p.m. at Blue Grass Airport, it took us 35 minutes.
You’ll notice that we got pretty lucky and hit some crucial green lights during our trip – something we weren’t expecting, even at 4 p.m. We joked about doing it again at 5 p.m. to see how long it took us, knowing that rush hour would be picking up steam. Twice was enough for us, though, even with the green lights.
I would just want to attack those walls with colouring...
That is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while!
As always, your creativity is impressive! Keep up the great work!
I can’t help but noticed how frequently you all were passed… now that wouldn’t have something to do with the expensive gear strapped to the roof of the car now would it? Great video though… would love to have some commentary or music with it.
If only my trips down Man O War would go that fast…
Seriously cool video, though!
Wow. Although much more pleasant than the real thing, it is still a video nightmare complete with flashbacks and post traumatic stress. Great idea to mount the camera and also very brave. I’m always impressed with you guys and the creativity you bring to the Herald Leader. The articles are okay but we all know it’s about the photography.
nice work! I can’t help but wonder how long it took you to assemble the vid!